Language skills teaching method and apparatus
US8002551B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 5, 2008 |
| Grant date | Aug 23, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 5, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09B5/00
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A student providing a multi-word response in a computerized language teaching system provides a manual input concurrently with each responsive word. For example, he might enter a keystroke correspondent to the first letter of each word. When using the teaching computer silently, a student will typically “speak” each word mentally as he enters a keystroke, so the limited experience is almost as effective as speaking out loud. When a student types one or more keystrokes concurrently with each word that he speaks, the computer will be able to detect when a student is responding with a correct word, but merely mispronouncing it. Also, since the computer will receive a keystroke as the student starts each new word, it is better able to distinguish the boundaries between words and recognize them more reliably.
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